stigma//margaret robison

7/02/2012

i have been watching a ton of movies lately. this latest, running with scissors, was based on a memoir by augusten burroughs about his life growing up the son of a would-be poet. augusten's mother was plagued with mental illness, in and out of hospitals until she finally gave her son up for adoption to her psychiatrist. margaret robison, his mother, can be heard in an interview here. alongside the interview is a brilliant poem that i just had to share. enjoy. --AL.